to inherit; to succeed; to take over
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
be (that) as it may; having said that
but still; however; and yet; nevertheless; for all that
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to die out; to become extinct
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
justification; rationalization
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
exposure to wind; severe criticism
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
deceased; late; dead; departed
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature